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Loyola Generativity Scale (LGS) Test

Understand your drive to support others, invest in future generations, and leave a positive legacy in 4 minutes. 20 quick items deliver clear insights for coaching, counseling, and research on purpose and social impact.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

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2/3

Generativity (G)

Measures a person’s generative orientation—the motivation to care for others, contribute to community life, and leave a positive legacy for future generations.

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0 – 1.4: Low | 1.41 – 2.05: Moderate | 2.06 – 3: High

A score of 2 indicates a moderate generative orientation, suggesting a noticeable but not consistently strong focus on helping others and contributing to future generations.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Meaning and legacy seekers

41%OF USERS

People reflecting on life purpose take it to see how strongly they want to leave a positive mark through caring, creativity, or contributing to others.

Mentors and caregivers

34%OF USERS

Parents, teachers, and mentors use it to understand their drive to support others and invest in future generations.

Helping professionals and researchers

25%OF USERS

Psychologists, coaches, and social science students take it to assess generative orientation as a resource for relationships, responsibility, and long-term goals.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Generativity Scale (GS)

Average

1.8

Normal range

1.3 — 2.2

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

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- Disagree
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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Loyola Generativity Scale (LGS) Test - Symptoms and Signs

personality orientation

This self-report measure assesses individual differences in generativity, including concern for contributing to others and to future generations. The Loyola Generativity Scale (LGS) is commonly used in clinical and research contexts to characterize prosocial, legacy-oriented motivations.

Developed by Ed de St. Aubin, it includes 20 items and typically takes about 4 minutes to complete. Scores from the Loyola Generativity Scale (LGS) are generally interpreted as an index of generative concern or orientation and may be considered alongside broader information about personality, values, and psychosocial functioning.

Author: Dan P. McAdams, Ed de St. Aubin

Literature: McAdams, D. P., & de St. Aubin, E. (Eds.). Generativity and adult development: How and why we care for the next generation. American Psychological Association. 1998.